The property is a wonderful example of how we can accommodate more people in our urban centres without jeopardising anyone's quality of life. At its heart, sustainability is about making the most of the resources we have and preserving them for future generations. This project, which 'upcycles' an existing house and adds a durable second dwelling on the same block, achieves both those goals.
Living in bustling, vibrant, bohemian Fitzroy, our client asked us to help her with a tree-change, without changing postcode. Her priority was to have a big veggie garden and a farm house, while remaining in the city. With our help, she found an inner suburban cottage with a huge backyard in a community-spirited enclave.
We built a new home for her at the rear of the block and renovated the original house at the front for her son's family to live in. Between the two cottages there is a large productive garden and a communal pavilion. With the subtle mix of shared and private spaces, this is a multi-generational home like no other.
Living in bustling, vibrant, bohemian Fitzroy, our client asked us to help her with a tree-change, without changing postcode. Her priority was to have a big veggie garden and a farm house, while remaining in the city. With our help, she found an inner suburban cottage with a huge backyard in a community-spirited enclave.
We built a new home for her at the rear of the block and renovated the original house at the front for her son's family to live in. Between the two cottages there is a large productive garden and a communal pavilion. With the subtle mix of shared and private spaces, this is a multi-generational home like no other.
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Austin Maynard Architects are recipients of the prestigious Canberra Medallion. Past recipients of the Canberra Medallion have been The National Gallery of Australia, The Australian High Court, The National Portraiture Gallery, Parliament House and the Australian Academy of Science. Happiness, fun, friends, family, ethics, sustainability and reward for effort, these are the pillars of Austin Maynard Architects.
Winner - Architizer Awards, The World's Best Architecture Firms - Best in Australasia awarded to Austin Maynard Architects. Winner -- 2019 Architizer A+Award for St Andrews Beach "With entries from over 100 countries, your work represents the best of architecture worldwide." Named one of Avontuura's 'Top 10 Architecture Firms in Australia'.
We love architecture that has an immediate visual impact and that's certainly something which can be applied to Terracotta House. Like much of the work of Austin Maynard Architects, Rae Rae House is both playful and unexpected. Celebrated for their clever and playful subversion of norms, Austin Maynard Architects has once again raised the bar for bold design with Union House.
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Bryan Mackenzie
Dec 03, 2020
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